EP 0903574 A3 19990421 -
Publication
Application
Priority
US 91237597 A 19970818
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0903574A2] A foreign object video detection system comprises a television camera for producing a digital color image of a work surface, a converter having direct memory access to a computer, color detection and color image processing software, logic for discriminating objects deemed to be a foreign object on the work surface or upon a layer of material on the work surface, logic for providing appropriate warning to the operator, and input controls for selecting the area of interest for detection and for optimizing the detection technique based upon the manufacturing situation. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G01N 21/94 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G01N 21/94 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2021/8472 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 5258917 A 19931102 - BRUDER WOLFGANG [DE], et al
- [YA] US 5426509 A 19950620 - PEPLINSKI ROBERT A [US]
- [A] US 4437115 A 19840313 - YOSHIDA HAJIME [JP]
- [DA] US 5452370 A 19950919 - NAGATA YASUYUKI [JP]
- [A] US 5331312 A 19940719 - KUDOH KATSUHIRO [JP]
- [A] US 5486819 A 19960123 - HORIE RYUJI [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0903574 A2 19990324; EP 0903574 A3 19990421; US 6064429 A 20000516
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98306610 A 19980818; US 91237597 A 19970818